Eve
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone!
I was just wondering if anyone could kindly offer me some advice, as I am having some trouble with the bonding of my twofurr kids.
I have begun the bonding process with my buns Rodney and Layla about 6months ago. I holdmy bonding sessions daily in the back yard, and for quite a long time now both of my bunnies have gotten along extremely well. They follow each other, groom each other and snuggle in the sun when they are outside. They have never acted aggressively towards one another and have never bitten or pulled fur.
They both live in my bedroom, and their NIC condos have been next to eachother for months now. They obviously enjoy each others company as theysleepon the same cage levels, copy each others body language and groom through the cage bars.
I also take them out of their cages in my room daily and place them next to each other for group petting.
My problem is that although they seem to be great friends on neutral territory, I am having problems in getting them to get along in the non-neutral territory of my bedroom. This means that they have to taketurns in free-roaming, which is a shame as they could free-roam 24/7 if they were bonded.
The minute I stop petting them when they are both out of their cages in my bedroom, they start chasing each other madly in circles. After a bit of this I usually seperate them, as I get scared someone will get hurt.
I was just wondering what I should do next to try to get them to get along in my bedroom. (I already wipe the floors with vinegar to reduce smell related territorial issues when I let them both out.)
Should I just let them carry on with the chasing to sort out their dominance issues and see what happens? They just run around so quickly I am scared I won't be able to seperate themfast enough if they fight.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long post, any thoughts or comments would begreatly appreciated
I was just wondering if anyone could kindly offer me some advice, as I am having some trouble with the bonding of my twofurr kids.
I have begun the bonding process with my buns Rodney and Layla about 6months ago. I holdmy bonding sessions daily in the back yard, and for quite a long time now both of my bunnies have gotten along extremely well. They follow each other, groom each other and snuggle in the sun when they are outside. They have never acted aggressively towards one another and have never bitten or pulled fur.
They both live in my bedroom, and their NIC condos have been next to eachother for months now. They obviously enjoy each others company as theysleepon the same cage levels, copy each others body language and groom through the cage bars.
I also take them out of their cages in my room daily and place them next to each other for group petting.
My problem is that although they seem to be great friends on neutral territory, I am having problems in getting them to get along in the non-neutral territory of my bedroom. This means that they have to taketurns in free-roaming, which is a shame as they could free-roam 24/7 if they were bonded.
The minute I stop petting them when they are both out of their cages in my bedroom, they start chasing each other madly in circles. After a bit of this I usually seperate them, as I get scared someone will get hurt.
I was just wondering what I should do next to try to get them to get along in my bedroom. (I already wipe the floors with vinegar to reduce smell related territorial issues when I let them both out.)
Should I just let them carry on with the chasing to sort out their dominance issues and see what happens? They just run around so quickly I am scared I won't be able to seperate themfast enough if they fight.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long post, any thoughts or comments would begreatly appreciated